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Petunia axillaris, the large white petunia, [1] wild white petunia or white moon petunia, [2] is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae, genus Petunia. [3] It is native to temperate South America comprising southern Brazil, parts of Argentina and Uruguay. The plant's flowers, the only white ones found in the Petunia genus, are 3 to ...
Petunia is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin. [1] The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word pétun, 'tobacco', from a Tupi–Guarani language. A tender perennial, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (Petunia × atkinsiana, also known as Petunia × ...
The genera Brunfelsia, Plowmania, Fabiana, Nierembergia and Petunia furnish garden plants bearing attractive flowers.Brunfelsia and Plowmania are genera of tropical shrubs requiring glasshouse protection in temperate climate areas; Fabiana species are hardy shrubs; Nierembergia species are dwarf, hardy herbaceous perennials or sub-shrubs, and Petunia × atkinsiana has yielded a huge variety of ...
Petunia × atkinsiana plants were originally produced by hybridisation between P. axillaris (the large white or night-scented petunia) and P. integrifolia (the violet-flowered petunia) and other members of its complex, including Petunia inflata. [3] P. axillaris bears night-fragrant, buff-white blossoms with long, thin tubes and somewhat ...
Petunia exserta has a bright red corolla with distinctive exserted stamens and stigma, the latter which are typically associated with hummingbird pollination.It shares the erect habit, and similar corolla, pollen, and stalk attributes of Petunia axillaris and Petunia secreta. [3]
Ruellia simplex, the Mexican petunia, Mexican bluebell or Britton's wild petunia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It has become a widespread invasive plant in Florida , where it was likely introduced as an ornamental before 1933, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as in the ...
Petunia × atkinsiana; Petunia axillaris; E. ... Petunia integrifolia; O. Orange petunia This page was last edited on 19 March 2019, at 20:16 (UTC). ...
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